Yemen confirms martyrdom of 10 of its forces in US attack

Brigadier General Yahya Saree issued a statement on Sunday confirming the Western media’s reports of the martyrdom of 10 of Yemeni armed forces in a US attack on their boats when they were carrying out their mission in the Red Sea.

“In the operation that the boats of the Yemeni army carried out in the Red Sea today to seize a ship, 3 boats of the Yemeni army were destroyed,” the Yemeni military spokesman confirmed. 

“Targeting [the ship] operation was carried out after the ship’s crew refused to respond to warning calls from the Yemeni Navy,” he said.

“When the naval forces of Yemen…